While New Zealand has been at the forefront of research and marketing of the health-giving properties of their honey, Australia is fast catching up. Hitting the news in September 2017 are reports from our own labs that Jarrah honey provides incredible health benefits on a par with mānuka honey. In the Great Southern our leptospermum plants are also adding value to the honey that we produce. The key is to buy honey that has not had much processing done to it as processed honey has often been heated to temperatures that nullify many of the honey's beneficial properties.

In what can only be good news it appears that Millenials are drinking less alcohol than generations before them. Not only are they being more selective in what they drink but the volume of alcohol is declining. The message to drink responsibly appears to be getting through - and it also appears that Millenials are more inclined to direct the money not spent on alcohol onto more healthy beverages such as Kombucha.

In what can only be good news it appears that Millenials are drinking less alcohol than generations before them. Not only are they being more selective in what they drink but the volume of alcohol is declining. The message to drink responsibly appears to be getting through - and it also appears that Millenials are more inclined to direct the money not spent on alcohol onto more healthy beverages such as Kombucha.